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    Two Years of Economic Recovery: Women Lose Jobs, Men Find Them

    During the sluggish two-year recovery from the Great Recession, men have gained 768,000 jobs while women have lost 218,000 jobs. This new gender gap in employment trends represents a sharp turnabout from the recession itself, when men lost more than twice as many jobs as women.

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    Overview of smartphone adoption

    In its first standalone measure of smartphone ownership,[1. In past surveys (in 2006 and 2007) we asked respondents two separate questions: “Do you have a cell phone?” and “Do you have a Blackberry, Palm or other personal digital assistant?” In more recent surveys we have combined all cell phones into a single question: “Do you […]

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    Chapter 2. Attitudes About Fatherhood

    Among fathers, only a small minority (14%) agrees or strongly agrees with the statement that people can’t be really happy unless they have children. Men with no children are less likely than fathers to think that people can’t be really happy unless they have children—some 8% agree or strongly agree with that statement, while 91% […]

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    II. Dissecting the 2010 Electorate

    The electorate in last year’s midterm election was the most racially and ethnically diverse midterm electorate ever. Of the nation’s 96 million voters[3. numoffset=”3″ This estimate is from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey November Voting and Registration Supplement. However, since it is based on self-reports of voting and voter registration, CPS estimates of voter […]

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    Twitter Update 2011

    13% of online adults use Twitter, and half of Twitter users access the service “on the go” via mobile phone.

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    Chapter 2: Trends in College Enrollment, Completion, Cost and Debt

    This section highlights key trends in college enrollment, attainment of college degrees, college expenses and student debt levels. It is based on data from government sources and the College Board, a not-for-profit membership organization of colleges, universities and other educational entities. College Enrollment In recent decades, a steadily growing share of young adults have enrolled […]

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    Section 2: Value Divides Within Party Coalitions

    The new political typology provides further evidence of deep and enduring partisan divisions over political attitudes and preferences. Yet an analysis of the typology groups’ fundamental political values also shows significant cleavages within both parties’ core groups and their broader coalitions over attitudes toward business, immigration, religion, the environment and other issues. Looking at the […]

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    Chapter 3: Public Views and Experiences

    Amid rising costs and a sluggish economy, many Americans are questioning whether a college education is good value for the money. A large majority (75%) of the public says college is no longer affordable for most Americans. And only four-in-ten say the higher education system does an excellent (5%) or good (35%) job providing value […]

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    A Tale of Two Fathers

    In the last 50 years, fathers have become much more involved in the day-to-day lives of the children they live with. During that same time period, though, the share of fathers living apart from their children has risen dramatically, to 27% in 2010.